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401 is not the QEW and does not go across Canada but it does go across Ontario. The highway that goes acrossed Canada is the Trans-Canada highway, the 401 forms part of the Trans-Canada highway through Ontario.

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Wow, some of these freeways (like in the first photo) are really huge! Is there really enough traffic volume in Canada to fill this capacity?

Also, as it was mentioned above, these roads look well-kept. It is probebly very expensive to maintain such freeways - How is this expense fulfilled?

Yes the traffic volume is there otherwise they would not have been built. And yes they are very very expensive to maintain do to Ontario's cold winters and hot humid summers and the constant pounding they recieve, especially the 401. Most highways are toll free, but the newest(407) is tolled.

From Windsor, Ontario to West of Toronto the 401 is a two lane highway. A very dangerous and deadly stretch of highway.

There is actually a few spots where it grows to 6 lanes along this route, also this section has seen numerous upgrades lately to improve safety.